Anatol Vieru

Anatol Vieru (; 8 June 1926 – 8 October 1998) was a Romanian-Jewish music theoretician, pedagogue, and composer. A pupil of Aram Khachaturian, he composed seven symphonies, eight string quartets, concertos, and chamber music. He also wrote three operas: ''Iona'' (1976), ''Praznicul Calicilor'' (1981), and ''Telegrame, Tema si Variatiuni'' (1983). He was awarded the Herder Prize in 1986.Opera Glass
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He was the father of pianist, writer, and mathematician Andrei Vieru.

List of works

Dramatic

*Iona (op, 1, after M. Sorescu and sketches by M.C. Escher), 1972–75, concert perf. Bucharest, 31 October 1976
*Praznicul calicilor he Feast of the Beggars(op, after M. Sorbul), 1978–80, Berlin, 1991
*Telegrame (mini-op, after I.L. Caragiale), 1983
*Tema cu variatiuni heme and Variations(mini-op, after Caragiale), 1983
*Ultimele zile, ultimele ore he Last Days, the Last Hours(op, 3, after A.S. Pushkin: Motsart i Sal'yeri and M.A. Bulgakov: Poslednie dni he Last Days, 1990–95

Film scores

(names of dirs. in parentheses):
*Când primavara e fierbinte hen Spring is Hot(M. Saucan), 1960
*Ciucurencu (E. Nussbaum), 1964
*Procesul alb he White Trial(I. Mihu), 1965
*Brâncusi la Târgu-Jiu râncusi at Târgu-Jiu(Nussbaum), 1966
*Soarele negru lack Sun(S. Popovici), 1968
*O suta de lei 00 Lei(M. Saucan), 1972
*Felix si Otilia elix and Otilia(Mihu), 1974
*Marele singuratic he Great Lonesome(Mihu), 1976
*Intoarcera lui Voda Lapusneanu apusneanu's Return(M. Ursianu), 1979

Orchestral

Symphonies:
*no.1 'Oda tacerii' de to Silence 1967
*no.2, 1973
*no.3 'La un cutremur' arthquake Sym. 1978
*no.4, 1982
*no.5 (M. Eminescu), chorus, orch, 1984–85
*no.6 xodus 1989
*no.7 'Anul soarelui calm' he Year of the Silent Sun 1992–93

Other:
*Suita în stil vechi uite in an Olden Style for strings, 1945
*Dansuri simfonice, 1952
*Concerto for Orchestra, 1954–55
*Flute Concerto, 1958
*Simfonia de camera, 1962
*Cello Concerto, 1962
*Jocuri (Jeux), piano, orchestra, 1963
*Violin Concerto, 1964
*Clepsidra I (Sonnenuhr), 1968–69
*Muzeu muzical useum Music harpsichord, 12 strings, 1968
*Screen (Ecran), 1969
*Clarinet Concerto, 1975
*Sinfonietta, 1975
*Concerto for violin, cello and orchestra, 1979
*Sinfonia concertante, cello and orchestra, 1987
*Narration II, sax and orchestra, 1985
* Memorial, 1990
* Psalm, 1993
* Piano Concerto 'Caleidoscop', 1993
* Malincolia furiosa, viola and orchestra, 1994
* Hibernal, panpipes, strings, 1995
* Flute Concerto no.2, 1996
* Guitar Concerto, 1996
* Musik, organ and strings, 1996
* Elegia II, cello, doublebass and chamber orchestra, 1998

Vocal

Choral:
* Mierla lui Ilie Pintilie lie Pintilie's Blackbrid(cant.), 1949
* Miorita he Ewe Lamb(oratorio), 1957
* Cantata anilor lumina ight Years Cant.(N. Cassian), 1960
* Scene nocturne (F. García Lorca), 2 choruses, 1964
* Vocale owels(G. Ungaretti), female chorus, 1963
* Clepsidra II (folk texts), chorus, panpipes, cymbal, orchestra, 1971
* Fratele cel sarac he Poor Brother(I. Neculce), 1993
* Daniil, 1994
* In marea apusului n the Sea of Sunsets chorus, trumpet, timpani, 1998

Solo:
* Muzica pentru Bacovia si Labis usic for Bacovia and Labis 1959–63:
# The Struggle against Inertia, mezzo-soprano, tenor, flute, violin, piano
# Nocturnes and Resonances of Bacovia, soprano, flute, piano
# Truces, mezzo-soprano, piano
* Discul lui Newton ewton's Disc 12 solo vv, 1972
*4 unghiuri din care am vazut Florenta Angels to See Florence soprano, piano/harpsichord, 1–2 percussionists, 1973
*Cântec arhaic de dragoste ncient Love Songs(Bible: Solomon):
# I. Sage mir an, Mez, flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, 1985
# II. O that you were a Brother to Me, 8vv, 1987
# III. Siehe, du bist schön, Mez, a sax, 1985
# IV. Fa-ma precum o pecete et Me as a Seal upon your Heart 4vv, flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, horn, 1989
# V. Ja nartsis saronskij am a Rose of Sharon chorus, 1987;
* Poveste arches Sprechstimme, percussion, 1993
* Archipelagos, baritone, vibraphone, 1994
* Dechanson (T. Tzara), 4vv, 1995
* Questions et responses (P. Celan, P. Solomon), 4vv, 1995
* Iarba ochilor tai he Grass of your Eyes(Celan), 4vv, 1997

Chamber and solo instrumental

String quartets:
* no.1, 1955
* no.2, 1956
* no.3, soprano and string quartet, 1973
* no.4, 1980
* no.5, 1982
* no.6, 1986
* no.7, 1987
* no.8, 1991

Other:
* Clarinet Quintet, 1957
* Kammersymphonie, 1962
* Trepte ale tacerii teps of Silence string quartet, percussion, 1966
* Nautilos, piano, tape, 1969
* Sita lui Eratostene he Riddle of Eratosthanes clarinet, violin, viola, cello, piano, 1969
* Nasterea unui limbaj he Birth of a Language piano 4 hands, 1971
* Mozaicuri osaics 3 percussionists, 1972
* Iosif si fratii sai oseph and his Brothers 11 instruments, tape, 1979
* Scoica hell 15 strings, 1982
* Double Duos, a sax/b clarinet, vib/mar, 1983
* Ma–jo–r Music, flute, clarinet, harp, string quartet, 1984;
* Metasaks, sax, dea (1984);
* Soroc I, 6 studies, percussion, 1984
* Soroc II, 7 instruments, 1984
* Sonata, violin, cello, 1984–5
* Diaphonie, cello, doublebass, 1987
* Trînta restling sax, percussion, 1987;
* Epistolaire, a flute, piano, 1988
* Multigen, a flute, oboe, a sax, percussion, piano, 1988
* Giusto, sax, 2 guitars, synth, percussion, 1989
* Versete erses 1989
* Sax Quartet, 1990
* Sax-Vier, sax quartet, 1991
* Trio microtonic, bassoon, guitar, doublebass, 1992
* Feuerwerk, flute, violin, vibraphone, 1994
* Craciun hristmas violin, piano, 1994
* Canto, oboe, percussion, 1995
* Couple, clarinet, viola, 1995
* Duo leggiero, flute, percussion, 1995
* Rubato, oboe, percussion, 1995
* Toccatina, 2 guitar, 1995
* Chanson de geste, guitar, cello, 1996
* Gruss, violin, cello, piano, organ, 1996
* Masca asks flute, cello, doublebass, 1996
* Canon und Fuge, piano 4 hands, 1997
* Elegia I, sax, organ, 1997
* Et in Arcadia ego, 3 recorders, 1997
* Posviascenie edication trumpet, cello, timpani, 1997
* Trio, violin, cello, piano, 1997
* Centaurus, sax, trombone, percussion, 1998

Solo:
* Din lumea copiilor rom the Realm of Childhood 8 miniatures, piano, 1958
* Sonata, cello, 1963, arr. cello, percussion (1977)
* Narration, organ, 1973
* Piano Sonata, 1976
* Pelinarium, synthesizer, 1986
* Dar I ift flute, 1988
* Dar II, cello, 1989
* Design-Dasein, flute+a flute+piccolo, 1993
* Piano Sonata, 1994
* Ritmuri hythms piano, 1994
* Adio, piano, 1996
* Eppur si muove, flute, 1996
* Sandu, piano, 1996
* Schöntok, piano, 1996
* Capriccio, violin, 1997
* Voeu, piano, 1997

References

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1926 births
1998 deaths
Romanian classical composers
Romanian opera composers
Jewish classical composers
Jewish opera composers
Jewish musicologists
Romanian Jews
Music theorists
20th-century classical composers
Male classical composers
Male opera composers
Herder Prize recipients
20th-century musicologists
20th-century male musicians